National Tag Titles: The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Arn & Ole Anderson) © vs. "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer & Terry Taylor (9/1/85)

 

Sawyer & Taylor are quite the team and they start off very well working over Arn's left arm tagging in and out staying fresh. Buzz always had some of the best armdrags in the business and he was showing them off here nicely. Ole would come in and they would work over his left arm viciously as well and the armwork here by the faces have been very solid. Taylor would get isolated though and the heels would wrench over his arm before Buzz would get the tag where he would miss a running shoulder into the ringpost and now he was ripe for the pickings for the Andersons. Arn & Ole would take turns working over Buzz's left arm but he would bite them as an equalizer before hitting a desperation clothesline but Arn would tag Ole back in and he went back to work. Buzz though would get the hot tag to Terry and the 4-way brawl was on with the faces in control but as Terry got an O'Connor Roll on Arn, Ole would grab Terry and threw him over the top rope to the floor then Arn would drive his knee into Terry's arm on the floor before walking off. Crappy finish but a really solid match with some great armwork by everyone. Fairly easy nomination.

 

I'd give this a solid nomination. I really liked the struggle of holds both teams exhibited especially the Anderson's and Sawyer. The finish was typical crap. The body of the match and the arm work exhibited by both teams was really good. Man Sawyer really commits to his gimmick.